Gleanings — §137

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 137 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

احدی اطّلاع بر عنایات خفیّهٴ حقّ و رحمت محیطهٴ او نداشته و ندارد نظر بعصیان اهل عالم و خطاهای واقعهٴ در آن و مصیبات واردهٴ بر اصفیا و اولیا جمیع مستحقّ هلاکت بوده و هستند ولکن الطاف مکنونهٴ الهیّه بسببی از اسباب ظاهره و باطنه حفظ فرموده و میفرماید تفکّر لتعرف و کن من الثّابتین....

Shoghi Effendi Translation

No man can ever claim to have comprehended the nature of the hidden and manifold grace of God; none can fathom His all-embracing mercy. Such hath been the perversity of men and their transgressions, so grievous have been the trials that have afflicted the Prophets of God and their chosen ones, that all mankind deserveth to be tormented and to perish. God’s hidden and most loving providence, however, hath, through both visible and invisible agencies, protected and will continue to protect it from the penalty of its wickedness. Ponder this in thine heart, that the truth may be revealed unto thee, and be thou steadfast in His path.

Translation Notes

احدی

iḥdí ʾ-ḥ-d → “no man can ever claim to” Distinctive

literal: anyone; one; oneness

This form usually rendered as “none”, “divine”, “any” (95 occurrences)

SE expanded to “No man can ever claim to”

none 29% divine 14% any 12% god 12% anyone 8% man 6% one 6% all-glorious 4% unity 4% who 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: any gleaningsGWB §324: Him Who is the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: of the All-Glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: greatness the-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: His gleaningsGWB §670: Should any man kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: eternal

اطّلاع

iṭṭláʿ ṭ-l-ʿ → “dayspring” Distinctive

literal: rising-place; dawning-place; countenance

This form usually rendered as “failed”, “aware”, “news” (25 occurrences)

failed 23% aware 15% news 8% informing 8% becoming 8% all 8% ignorance 8% comprehended 8% continue 8% comprehending 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: the dawning-places fire-tabletFire §16: embodiments gleaningsGWB §337: continue to be conscious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: was intended to awaken prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: hath shone forth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearken the-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance will-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company

بر

br b-r-r

literal: on; on, upon; upon

SE rendered احدی (iḥdí), اطّلاع (iṭṭláʿ), بر (br), عنایات (ʿnáyát), خفیّهٴ (khfífhٴ), حقّ (ḥqq), رحمت (rḥmt), محیطهٴ (mḥíṭhٴ) as “No, comprehended, grace, hidden, God, mercy, all-embracing”

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: piety gleaningsGWB §482: of the upright kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: against the-hidden-wordsHW §92: exalted will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: The land gleaningsGWB §201: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: the indignities heaped upon

عنایات

ʿnáyát ʿ-n-y → “grace” Distinctive

literal: care; meaning; meanings

This form usually rendered as “bounties”, “bounty”, “manifold” (8 occurrences)

bounties 25% bounty 25% manifold 25% grace 13% favor 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: loving providence fire-tabletFire §26: grace gleaningsGWB §124: favors kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: implication prayers-and-meditationsP&M §286: by Thy bounty the-hidden-wordsHW §146: mystery will-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness

خفیّهٴ

khfífhٴ kh-f-y → “hidden”

literal: hidden; hidden things/secrets

hidden 23% secrets 15% conceal 8% latent 8% concealment 8% passed 8% concealed 8% long 8% unrevealed 8% mysterious 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: conceal gleaningsGWB §137: hidden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: passed beyond the veil prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: concealed tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: mysterious the-hidden-wordsHW §124: unseen gleaningsGWB §121: latent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: secrets

حقّ

ḥqq ḥ-q-q → “god”

literal: truth; true; right

truth 50% god 14% true 10% one 9% eternal 7% through 3% right 2% righteousness 2% unto 1% who 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the Sun of Truth gleaningsGWB §191: actually manifest kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: right kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: manifest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: me the-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysteries will-and-testamentW&T §19: be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: to that

رحمت

rḥmt r-ḥ-m → “mercy”

literal: mercy; merciful

mercy 77% infinite 4% grace 4% mercies 4% loving-kindness 3% great 1% surpassing 1% loving 1% token 1% plenteous 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy mercy fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §688: heavenly kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: Breath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: God tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §89: celestial

محیطهٴ

mḥíṭhٴ ḥ-w-ṭ → “all-embracing”

literal: encompassing; encompass; encompassed

encompassed 38% hath 14% have 12% all-encompassing 10% compassed 7% envelop 6% embraced 5% pervaded 4% enveloped 2% all-embracing 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: hath encompassed fire-tabletFire §20: whisperings gleaningsGWB §373: all-encompassing knowledge kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: supremacy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §400: They are hemmed the-hidden-wordsHW §98: beset will-and-testamentW&T §32: compassed me round epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-Encompassing

نداشته

ndáshth d-ʾ-sh-t → “have”

literal: have; to have

hath 30% have 20% beyond 10% cherished 10% will 10% never 10% devoid 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: is beyond gleaningsGWB §437: of its fortunes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: never will-and-testamentW&T §25: hath at his own epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: have no gleaningsGWB §649: have I been able kitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: did not will-and-testamentW&T §38: hath in no wise

ندارد

ndárd d-ʾ-r → “repository” Distinctive

literal: have; to have; possessor

This form usually rendered as “hide”, “susceptible”, “entertain” (13 occurrences)

hide 20% susceptible 20% entertain 20% should 20% deterred 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: repository gleaningsGWB §316: not susceptible kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: withhold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterred the-hidden-wordsHW §77: loosen not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: tree gleaningsGWB §336: All-Possessing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: cleave

نظر

nẓr n-ẓ-r

literal: look; looking; view

SE rendered رحمت (rḥmt), محیطهٴ (mḥíṭhٴ), نداشته (ndáshth), ندارد (ndárd), نظر (nẓr), بعصیان (bʿṣíán), اهل (ihl), عالم (ʿálm), خطاهای (khṭáháy), واقعهٴ (wáqʿhٴ) as “mercy, all-embracing, have, can, perversity of, men, transgressions, have afflicted”

observe 15% beholding 15% because 11% sight 11% owing 11% consider 7% ponder 7% considering 7% eye 7% reason 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: should be read fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §37: expecting kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: fix his gaze upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: expectant prayers-and-meditationsP&M §27: look upon tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: Most Great Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §93: recall

بعصیان

bʿṣíán ʿ-ṣ-y → “sinner”

literal: disobedience; disobey; disobedient

sin 22% every 11% sins 11% perversity 11% evil 11% perverse 11% stain 11% trespasses 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: sinner fire-tabletFire §35: sin gleaningsGWB §552: sinful kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: grievous prayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: sinfulness will-and-testamentW&T §58: obeyeth him not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: evil doings gleaningsGWB §651: the sin

اهل

ihl ʾ-h-l

literal: people; people, folk; people/inhabitants

SE rendered نداشته (ndáshth), ندارد (ndárd), نظر (nẓr), بعصیان (bʿṣíán), اهل (ihl), عالم (ʿálm), خطاهای (khṭáháy), واقعهٴ (wáqʿhٴ) as “have, can, perversity of, men, transgressions, have afflicted”

people 41% peoples 29% dwellers 5% men 4% mankind 4% ye 4% concourse 4% infidel 4% inhabitants 3% denizens 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: family gleaningsGWB §329: exponents kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: that deserve prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: people of the-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERS will-and-testamentW&T §34: devoted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: wicked

عالم

ʿálm ʿ-l-m → “men” Distinctive

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

This form usually rendered as “world”, “earth”, “mankind” (363 occurrences)

world 68% earth 8% mankind 7% realm 4% men 3% whole 2% all 2% all-knowing 2% knoweth 2% dwell 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the realm of might fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §6: the Omniscient kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: clerics prayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: any of Thy creatures tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE

خطاهای

khṭáháy kh-ṭ-ʾ → “grievous” Distinctive

literal: error; sins; sin

This form usually rendered as “iniquities”, “transgressions” (2 occurrences)

iniquities 50% transgressions 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: monstrous deeds gleaningsGWB §136: iniquities prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: all sins the-hidden-wordsHW §28: sins epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: a sin gleaningsGWB §106: grievous transgression the-hidden-wordsHW §28: sinner gleaningsGWB §137: transgressions

واقعهٴ

wáqʿhٴ w-q-ʿ → “have afflicted”

literal: occurring; occurred; fall

have 19% fell 15% occurred 15% come 12% brought 8% repositories 8% recipients 8% hath 8% actually 4% episode 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: “Anticipate gleaningsGWB §470: at kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: hath come to pass prayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: fallen tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: gazed the-hidden-wordsHW §148: situate will-and-testamentW&T §32: sunk epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: occurred

مصیبات

mṣíbát ṣ-w-b → “trials”

literal: calamity; calamity, affliction; calamities/afflictions

trials 13% woes 13% trial 13% grievous 13% rest 13% calamities 13% truth 13% calamity 13%

gleaningsGWB §724: the woes prayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: trial tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: grievous afflictions the-hidden-wordsHW §54: rest will-and-testamentW&T §32: Truth gleaningsGWB §137: trials will-and-testamentW&T §52: calamity will-and-testamentW&T §32: calamities

واردهٴ

wárdhٴ w-r-d

literal: entering; come; arrive

SE rendered خطاهای (khṭáháy), واقعهٴ (wáqʿhٴ), مصیبات (mṣíbát), واردهٴ (wárdhٴ), بر (br), اصفیا (iṣfíá), اولیا (iwlíá), جمیع (jmíʿ), مستحقّ (mstḥqq) as “transgressions, have afflicted, trials, chosen ones, Prophets of God, all, deserveth”

hath 24% have 21% befell 15% befallen 9% arrival 8% inflicted 8% attain 5% enter 4% entered 3% there 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: which have befallen gleaningsGWB §247: of Thine arrival kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: attaining prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: hath touched will-and-testamentW&T §49: foemen epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: inflicted gleaningsGWB §218: already perpetrated kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: have inflicted

اصفیا

iṣfíá ṣ-f-w → “chosen ones”

literal: chosen ones; chosen-ones

messengers 25% chosen 25% divine 25% crystal 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: chosen fire-tabletFire §27: and gleaningsGWB §22: Divine Messenger kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: pure prayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: Thy transcendent attributes the-hidden-wordsHW §100: crystal pure will-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Holy Ones epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: clear

اولیا

iwlíá w-l-y → “lord” Distinctive

literal: lord

This form usually rendered as “men”, “endowed”, “every” (17 occurrences)

men 15% endowed 15% every 15% among 8% loved 8% who 8% malicious 8% prophets 8% chosen 8% understanding 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: order of the Mawlavis gleaningsGWB §634: of thy Lord kitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: master?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: and Thy loved ones will-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Saints epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: set gleaningsGWB §679: court kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: friends!”

هلاکت

hlákt h-l-k → “tormented and to perish”

literal: destruction; destroy; perish

SE expanded to “tormented and to perish”

tormented 33% destruction 33% perished 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: perisheth fire-tabletFire §10: Destroyer gleaningsGWB §381: perish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: perilous prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: their Destroyer the-hidden-wordsHW §10: and perish gleaningsGWB §29: consumed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: consuming

هستند

hstnd h-s-t → “hath” Distinctive

literal: is; be; are

This form usually rendered as “reside”, ““there” (25 occurrences)

reside 50% “there 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: hath it now gleaningsGWB §100: Such is kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: beareth the-hidden-wordsHW §140: followeth will-and-testamentW&T §9: they are epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: are still gleaningsGWB §657: is still being

ولکن

wlkn l-k-n → “however”

literal: but, however; but/however

however 67% when 11% pursuance 11% yet 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: but gleaningsGWB §548: In pursuance, however kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: pearls the-hidden-wordsHW §153: whereas will-and-testamentW&T §33: Yet now epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Regard gleaningsGWB §167: when lo kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: oh! how

الطاف

aṭ-ṭáf l-ṭ-f → “favors” Distinctive

literal: kindness

This form usually rendered as “bounty”, “bounties”, “providence” (13 occurrences)

bounty 18% bounties 9% providence 9% god 9% manifold 9% favors 9% most 9% favours 9% divine 9% loving-kindness 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: is pure gleaningsGWB §340: the manifold bounties kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: goodly gift prayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: and Thy gifts the-hidden-wordsHW §160: divine favor will-and-testamentW&T §27: as a sign epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: loving-kindness gleaningsGWB §310: their fullest development

مکنونهٴ

mknúnhٴ k-n-n → “hidden” Distinctive

literal: hidden

This form usually rendered as “which” (1 occurrences)

concealed 35% hidden 24% hid 12% every 6% “hidden 6% which 6% smouldereth 6% reflect 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: concealed gleaningsGWB §677: which I have treasured kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: smouldereth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §52: reflect epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: “Hidden epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: hidden epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hid epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: every hidden thing

الهیّه

al-híhh ʾ-l-h → “god’s”

literal: God; divine; god

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestial gleaningsGWB §386: other God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: divinely-appointed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinity the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: Divine gleaningsGWB §10: His

بسببی

bsbbí s-b-b → “through”

literal: cause; cause, reason

cause 50% through 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: means gleaningsGWB §454: you curse kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective means kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: reason prayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: with the emblems the-hidden-wordsHW §137: is of will-and-testamentW&T §52: bring to naught epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: the cause

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered ولکن (wlkn), الطاف (aṭ-ṭáf), مکنونهٴ (mknúnhٴ), الهیّه (al-híhh), بسببی (bsbbí), از (iz), اسباب (isbáb), ظاهره (ẓáhrh), باطنه (báṭnh), حفظ (ḥfẓ), فرموده (frmúdh) as “however, providence, hidden, God’s, through, agencies, visible, invisible, protected, hath”